National Basketball Association
Louisiana State 79, Florida 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Jeff Clark, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
10160
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LSU 79, Florida 61: Jarell Martin led the way with 22 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Tigers snapped the Gators’ 20-game SEC home winning streak.
Tim Quarterman scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and added eight assists and five boards for LSU (14-4, 3-2 SEC), which snapped a six-game losing streak in the series. Keith Hornsby scored 15 points and Jordan Mickey collected 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers.
Dorian Finney-Smith had 10 points and eight rebounds while Alex Murphy scored 10 points off the bench for Florida (10-8, 3-2). Kasey Hill scored nine points to lead the starting five for the Gators, who have lost two straight conference games following a 24-game SEC winning streak.
Florida took advantage of a pair of turnovers and Michael Frazier II buried a 3-pointer in a 7-0 run that cut the deficit to 66-56 with just under six minutes left. Martin tipped in a miss and Quarterman knocked down a 3-pointer to push the advantage back to 15 and the Gators never seriously threatened down the stretch.
Martin scored 15 points in the first half and Hornsby buried a 3-pointer to send LSU into the break up 37-32. Hill’s jumper with just over 12 minutes left drew Florida within 52-47 before Hornsby connected again from beyond the arc to spark a 14-2 burst to spread the lead to 17 points with eight minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gators have dropped back-to-back SEC games for the first time since finishing 2012 with three consecutive losses. … LSU went 17-of-18 from the free-throw line and hit 8-of-13 3-pointers while Florida was 12-of-17 from the line and 3-of-16 from beyond the arc. … Florida F Chris Walker was held to six points and has not scored more than six in any of the last nine games.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Florida |
|
Jarell Martin 22 |
Scoring |
Dorian Finney-Smith 10 |
|
Tim Quarterman 8 |
Assists |
Kasey Hill 4 |
|
Jordan Mickey 14 |
Rebounds |
Dorian Finney-Smith 8 |
|
Jarell Martin 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Alex Murphy 4 |
|
Keith Hornsby 2 |
Steals |
Chris Chiozza 2 |
|
Jordan Mickey 1 |
Blocks |
Kasey Hill 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
79 |
51.9 |
8-13 |
17-18 |
17 |
34 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
| Florida
|
61 |
38.3 |
3-16 |
12-17 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
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